Giveaway of a Children's Book on the Monetary System

Hi, Cointalkers, I just joined Cointalk and would like to kick things off and get acquainted with everyone through a contest.

I wrote a children's picture book on the monetary system called Treasure Hunt in the Enchanted Forest: The Search for Good Money. It covers some of the evolutionary history of the money supply, the qualities of good and bad money (see attached image for a matrix comparing different sorts of "money" a kid might come up with and their respective qualities), Gresham's Law, and sets kids on a real life treasure hunt.

To enter the contest to win a copy of the book, simply reply to this thread with what you think is the most important thing to tell a child about money (it can be practical or philosophical - have fun with it!). I'll pick my favorite answer.

The contest will be open through May 10th. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Chip, not long after the book came out my 5 year old daughter swallowed three Pennies. Now, I happened to be deployed to Afghanistan at the time, and I'd like to think that if I'd been on the scene that she might have gotten a different lesson from the book.

snapsalot, your point is well taken, but the story is set in an enchanted forest with sentient creatures. So, in that setting, "bird houses" are like people talking about real life houses. And while there may be a housing crisis right now (as there has been silver and copper money crises in the past), we can't produce an unlimited amount of houses like we can with some other items.